Only a few days before the March 5th date Vermont State Auditor Tom Salmon set to announce his plan to run against Senator Sanders some Vermont Republicans are fishing for other candidates .
The Times Argus David Delecore reports
According to Barre Mayor Tom Lauzon, officials in the Vermont Republican Party have suggested he consider running for governor or the U.S. Senate next year, and he hasn’t closed the door on either possibility.
“The answer is: ‘Yes, I am considering it,’” he said Monday when asked about the possibility he might run as a Republican alternative to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
Lauzon says he is considering the governor’s race too but makes it clear the senate is his choice. “The Senate race attracts me because people say it can’t be won and I think it can,” he said. After mentioning the obligatory soul searching ritual he set a date of June 1st for his decision.
From the sidelines but also in the mix Salmon might want to note the significance of new VPR commentator former Gov. Jim Douglas’ choice of the national deficit for his debut topic. He addresses the national budget, his association with the Domenici-Rivlin Commission from the Bipartisan Policy Center and speaks of the need for leadership on this issue in the senate. Naturally he reminds us of his leadership here in Vermont on this very issue. Always sentimental Douglas shares his thoughts about first seeing his granddaughter in her crib Welcome to the world, I said; your share of the Federal debt is $50,000.
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